UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4909

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4909

    Published: 11 Jul 2014Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-4909
    Aliases:
    USN-2279-1

    Summary:

    Details: Integer overflow in the tr_bitfieldEnsureNthBitAlloced function in bitfield.c in Transmission before 2.84 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted peer message, which triggers an out-of-bounds write.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4909, http://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/Changes#version-2.84, https://twitter.com/benhawkes/statuses/484378151959539712, http://inertiawar.com/submission.go, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2279-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4909

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: transmission

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.82-1.1ubuntu3.1

    Affected versions

    2.82-0ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High